Report on the prospects of the European apple and pear market in the current season

Published 2020년 11월 6일

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The International Agricultural Service of the Department of Agriculture has released a report forecasting a 2% decrease in dessert apple production in the EU for the 2020/2021 trading year, attributed to adverse weather conditions. Pear production, on the other hand, is expected to increase by 13% due to recovery in Italy, the EU's leading pear producer, despite setbacks in the Iberian Peninsula. The report also highlights that while Covid-19 has not impacted production volumes, it has raised production costs for apples and pears.

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Analysts from the International Agricultural Service of the Department of Agriculture (FAS) on October 30 presented an assessment of the situation and prospects for the apple and pear market - reports Fruchtportal. As we read on the Fruchtportal website, according to the report of analysts from the International Agricultural Service of the Department of Agriculture, the dessert apple production in the EU in the 2020/2021 trading year is estimated at 10.8 million tonnes, which is a decrease of 2% compared to the previous season. The decline is due to min. from a combination of difficult weather conditions. These were late spring frosts (e.g. in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany), droughts and heat waves in Belgium, Austria, Poland, Great Britain, and hailstorms in Hungary and Romania. FAS analysts estimate that the production of pears in the EU is almost 2.2 million tonnes, which is 13% more than last year's production. Production in Italy, the EU's most pear-producing country, ...

Source: Sady Ogrody